Had the misfortune of refereeing a team who were out to get me from minute 1 today.
Player from said team commits a reckless challenge on the outside of his penalty area and I award the free kick thinking I’m going to hand out a yellow. He then charges at me while yelling (incoherent) and has to be physically restrained by three of his team mates to stop him getting to me.
Once matters calmed down a touch, I sent him off, at the time thinking this fell under violent conduct as I genuinely felt threatened and thought he was going to attack me. I’m now wondering whether this more falls under OFFINABUS for abusive actions as who knows what his intentions were. Either way, he wasn’t staying on the pitch after that.
Think I’m just needlessly doubting myself and it’s best put down under VC but interested in any thoughts.
Player from said team commits a reckless challenge on the outside of his penalty area and I award the free kick thinking I’m going to hand out a yellow. He then charges at me while yelling (incoherent) and has to be physically restrained by three of his team mates to stop him getting to me.
Once matters calmed down a touch, I sent him off, at the time thinking this fell under violent conduct as I genuinely felt threatened and thought he was going to attack me. I’m now wondering whether this more falls under OFFINABUS for abusive actions as who knows what his intentions were. Either way, he wasn’t staying on the pitch after that.
Think I’m just needlessly doubting myself and it’s best put down under VC but interested in any thoughts.